Help Plz to Buy a PC 35-40K (i'm confused!!!)

[sr_garg]

Hi frnds i want to buy a new pc n i'm very much confused with Motherboard model no n brand and with LCD monitor.... my budget is 35-40k n i'm confused like hell... please help GEEKS.....

1. CPU P4 C2D E6400, 2MB L2 Cache, 2.13 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB
2. Motherboard Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 / Intel 975 XBX / Asus / MSI
3. Memory (2x512) 1 GB Kingston 667 MHz, Latency 4-4-4
4. LCD 19” Widescreen Asus, AOC, Samsung
5. Hard Disk SATA II 320 GB Western Digital Caviar SE16-WD3200-AAKS, 7200 rpm
6. Optical Drive Lite-On LH201L (SATA, Light scribe, 20x)
7. Mouse Wired USB Optical Microsoft / Logitech
8. Keyboard TVS Gold Keyboard (white color)
9. SMPS 450wt VIP / Antec
10. Cabinet iball

[*note all must work with Vista]

Technical Requirements –

• Motherboard - HD Audio, 5 SATA II, 8 USB, Gigabyte LAN, Quad Core support, Dual Channel DDR 2, 4 DIMMS, PCIe, LGA 775
• Memory - Low Latency for 667 MHz – 4-4-4-12
• LCD Monitor - 19” Wide with DVI, D-Sub, Low response 5ms or less, Contrast Ratio 800:1 or more & 160-170 degree viewing angel
• Hard Disk - 7200 rpm, SATA II, 16 MB Buffer Memory
• Optical Drive - 20x Speed, Max format supported, Light scribe, SATA

thanks a lot in advance

[Quiz_Master]

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63874

[Charan]

^^ I also wanted to point to the same sticky

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

E6750 @ Rs. 8800/- + TAX
XFX 650i Ultra @ Rs. 5000/- + TAX
2 GB DR-II 667 @ Rs. 3800/- + TAX
160 GB SATA-II @ Rs. 2000/- + TAX
DVD RW with light scribe @ Rs. 2100/- + TAX
Cabby with good power 2000/- + TAX
Keyboard Mouse Rs. 500/- + TAX
UPS (Local Brand) @ Rs. 1400/- + TAX
Speakers 500 Rs
XFX 8600 GTS @ Rs 11k/- + TAX

Price might go up to 43k but this is a good gaming PC

Source : from Choto Cheeta's Sticky and Made some of my modifications !!

bro why not wait till dec or jan 08 u will awesome price drops man

[Pathik]

^^ the waiting never ends dude...
go 4 it now..

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

Originally Posted by pathiks

^^ the waiting never ends dude...
go 4 it now..

true....but man if AMD is set to release phenom and nvidia G90 dats y
when they are released just go and buy a new pc was my logic....also those new 1333 Mhz mobo prices might cool down and even may be budget model might be available...dats yy

i hope i get to wait till next july !! i will be soo happy
but this old PC of mine is bugging...need to find some SD RAM

[sr_garg]

i can't wait brother, i've only one week maximum as after that i'll need it for my work purpose too... so plz friends help me selectin a good motherboard n LCD...... will it b good to but 19" widescreen or 17" Normal LCD. as quality wise also...... thanx alot..... help plz....

[Choto Cheeta]

@sr_garg

Dont understand the Siggy !!! (as my name is also Saurav)

anyway whats the NEED ?? as refer to the 4 page of the Sticy, I am compiling or rather trying to compile one 40k around Media Center PC

[sr_garg]

main need is programming, movies, pic editing for personal use... n songs.... so i'm mainly confused with LCD 19" wide or normal n which co..? n motherboard which co.? msi asus intel gigabyte...?

[Choto Cheeta]

How about bellow Config ??

X2 4400+ @ Rs. 4000/- + TAX
ASUS M2A-VM @ Rs. 3800/- + TAX
2GB DDR-II 667MHz @ Rs. 3800/- + TAX
250 GB SATA-II WD 16mb Buffer @ Rs. 2700/- + TAX
DVD RW @ Rs. 1500/- + TAX
Pinnacle TV Tuner Card PCTV Tuner Kit for Vista @ Rs. 2100/- + TAX
Cabby + ColorSit 500 SMPS @ Rs. 2200/- + TAX
19" TFT WideScreen View Soniq VG1930WM @ Rs. 12000/- + TAX
Creative 5.1 @ Rs. 3600/- + TAX
Microsoft Combo @ Rs. 750/- + TAX

Total Rs. 37908 incl 4% TAX


Will be enough for ur need i would say, but If u are one intel FAN then E4300 is Rs. 4400 + TAX and XFX 650i Ultra Rs. 5000/- + TAX and as no onboard video with it, so, 8400 GS Rs. 2800/- + TAX

For view Soniq Supreem is the dealer in Kolkata

[sr_garg]

hey thats a good config bro... but i'm a fan of intel n wud like to go for E6400 2.13 ghz 2mb L2 cache

[cynosure]

Man just go for the config that aks suggested, its great. But since you dont have to game, then go for 8400 GS Rs. 2800/- + TAX as choto suggested.
And use 19" TFT WideScreen View Soniq VG1930WM @ Rs. 12000/- + TAX mobo as choto_cheeta suggested. Awesome rig.

In a nutshell: (Courtesy choto and aks_win)

E6750 @ Rs. 8800/- + TAX
XFX 650i Ultra @ Rs. 5000/- + TAX
2 GB DR-II 667 @ Rs. 3800/- + TAX
160 GB SATA-II @ Rs. 2000/- + TAX
Liteon DVD burner @ Rs 1450/- + TAX
Cabby with good power 2000/- + TAX
Keyboard Mouse Rs. 500/- + TAX
UPS (Local Brand) @ Rs. 1400/- + TAX
Speakers 500 Rs
19" TFT WideScreen View Soniq VG1930WM @ Rs. 12000/- + TAX
8400 GS Rs. 2800/- + TAX

Thats it.

[sr_garg]

cynosure

hii friend thats a real good config but aks forgotten to mention LCD in his config that u did.... see i already've got UPS from APC 500, TV tuner ext from zenith, speakers intex 4.1 n modem from bsnl so i'll save money on this.... but i wud like to know weather this XFX mobo is real a good one or shud i opt for asus, msi, intel or gigabyte n what model n abt viewsonic lcd it looks impressive.... shud i go for this or shud i look for AOC, samsung, Asus.? and also shud i go for widescreen or normal as in picture quality wise... n abt my gaming need i won't b platin much game but if i'll ever play game then the games r Meed for Speed latest version, Max Payne 2, Project IGI, for e.g.. so now u can get a good idea from this.... what i'll need... thnx to all of u for such a good advice..... u ppl just rocks......

[sr_garg]

hiiiiii plzz reply soon as i've got only one or two day at max.... thnxx

[Choto Cheeta]

i wud like to know weather this XFX mobo is real a good one or shud i opt for asus, msi, intel or gigabyte n what model

with FSB 1333 there are not much option...

How ever, I would say as u have few things already, then try and push for P5N-E SLi over XFX 650i, if possible off course...

P5N-E SLi is Rs. 7000/- + TAX in Kolkata...

For TFT, that one is good enough... its one WideScreen....

and as for gaming, all games will run under 8400 GS... so if needed in next 6 to 8 months u can allways press for one 8800 GTS 340 MB as prices will fall when 9xxx cards comes to the market

[cynosure]

@sr_garg: As saurav said XFX will not support 1333FSB wale processors out of the box. You need a bios update. But if you are going for 1066 FSB ( Which I suggest you should not go as the 1333 are the hot thing nowdays) then XFX is the best motherboard out there. But even after Bios update XFX rocks.
So if you are going to buy XFX or even Asus mobos that do NOt support 1333 outta box then ask your dealer to update the bios before you purchase the mobo as somebody in the forum had a free bios update from the dealer.

But go for SLI based mobo only if you plan to use 2 gfx cards. You tend to shell out a couple more thousands just for a PCIx slot.


Widescreen monitors are better when it comes to movies as you wont be getting that broad black line on top and bottom of the screen. The horizontal viewing area increases and normally all the games support widescreen nowdays. Go for viewsonic its nice. Since I havent used any LCD I cant tell you more about this stuff.